Parolee suspected of throwing Fontana police dog out of window pleads not guilty

The parolee suspected of throwing a Fontana police dog out of a window pleaded not guilty to the charges Thursday.

Bryan Bills, 28, of Fontana, faces two counts of willfully harming a peace officer's dog and two counts of obstructing or resisting an executive officer, according to court records.

On Sunday police came to the 9500 block of Mango Avenue looking for Bills, who was listed as an armed and dangerous parolee. A woman answered the door and said that no one else was in the house, but then officers heard noises coming from the second floor of the residence.

An officer standing outside saw Bills trying to climb out of an upstairs window. He refused to surrender to officers, so police sent their dog, Jaris, into the home.

When Jaris ran toward Bills, the suspect allegedly used the dog's momentum to throw the animal out of an open window. The dog fell on his head on the concrete below, police said.

Jaris suffered a large gash to his head and was staggering after the fall. Officers took him to a hospital where he was treated.

Bills was arrested on suspicion of injuring a police dog, resisting an officer and violating parole. He was booked into West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga.

He is scheduled for a pre-preliminary hearing on April 12 at the Fontana Superior Courthouse.

The woman, later identified as Ashley Krampe, was also arrested and charged as an accessory. She pleaded not guilty and is also expected to be back in court on April 12.